Antiquity Collection (page 96)

Bust identified as C. Julius Caesar or Cornelius Sulla. Perh
Bust identified as C. Julius Caesar (102/100-44 B.C) or as the dictador L. Cornelius Sulla (C. 138-78 B.C.). Perhaps rather an unknown Roman of the Republic. 1st century A.D. Marble

Tomb equipment of Gemniemh at Saqqara, c. 1990 B. C Brewery
Egyptian Art.Tomb equipment of Gemniemh at Saqqara, c. 1990 B.C. Brewery. Middle Kingdom. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Egyptian Art. Baking, brewing and butchery scene. Tomb of Wa
Egyptian Art. Baking, brewing and butchery scene. From the tomb of Wadjet-hotep at Sedment. Wood. 7th-11th Dynasty. c. 2150-2050 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Etruscan Art. Veji, the Campana Tomb. Copy of tomb painting. Colourful frescoes decorated the walls from door to ceiling. 600 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Etruscan Art. Italy. Production of tableware was established in Etruria, imitating the works of Greek potters. Some Etruscan ware was inspired by pottery imported form Greece

Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Urns-face
Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Symbolic faces were the focus and memorials held at the graveside. Symbolised Urns-face. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhage. Denmark

Greek Art. Red figure pottery. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhague. Denmark

Greek Art. Goddesses and Female Servants. Sculptures. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhague. Denmark

Egyptian Art. Ptolemaic period (332-30 BCE). Stele. King sac
Egyptian Art. Ptolemaic period (332-30 BCE). Stele. Relief we see a king sacrificing to Isis and Serapis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Boat. From the tomb of Wadjet-hotep at Sedment. Wood. 7th-11
Egyptian Art. Boat. From the tomb of Wadjet-hotep at Sedment. Wood. 7th-11th Dynasty. c. 2150-2050 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

The official Isi at his offering Table. From the tomb of Isi Probably at Sakkara. Limestone. 4th Dynastry, c. 2570-2450 BC. Old Kingdom. Reliefs. Detail. Hieroglyphs. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

False-door of the Official Gemni-em-hat. Tomb. Sakkara. 11th
Egyptian Art. False-door of the Official Gemni-em-hat. From de tomb of Gemni-em-hat at Sakkara. Limestone. 11th-12th Dynasty. c 1990 BC. Middle Kingdom. Hieroglyphs. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

False-door of the Official Dedu-hekenu. From Sakkara. Limest
Egyptian Art. False-door of the Official Dedu-hekenu. From Sakkara. Limestone. 6th Dynasty, c.2290-2150 BC. Old Kingdom. Hieroglyph. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Egyptian Art. Noblewoman. C. 2350-2250 B. C. Ny Carlsberg Gly
Egyptian Art. Noblewoman. C. 2350-2250 B.C. Old Kingdom. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman emperor from 161 to 180. Ny
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus)(121-180). Roman emperor from 161 to 180. Dynasty Antonine. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Roman Art. The Mater Familias or Matrona. Statue. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Nerva (27-98). Roman Emperor from 96 to 98. Sculpture. Ny Ca
Nerva (27-98). Roman Emperor from 96 to 98. Sculpture. Imperial Era. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Hieroglyphic writing. Relief detail from the tomb of Princes
Offering-bearers. Detail of the hieroglyphic writing. Limestone. From the tomb of Princess Nofert at Medum. 4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. C. 2550 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Head from a male statue. 3rd century BC. Egypt
Head from a male statue. Limestone. Ptolemaic Period. 3rd century BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Statue of God Sebiumeker. Probably 1st century BC. Sandstone. From Meroe, Sudan. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Statue of an official and his wife. Egypt
Official and his wife. Painted limestone. 19th-20th Dynasty. C. 1300-1800 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Relief depicting an hieroglyph. Detail. Tomb of Setju. Sakka
Relief depicting hieroglyphics from the tomb of the temple-treasurer Setju. Sakkara, Egypt. Limestone. 4th-5th Dynasties. Old Kingdom. C. 2500-2350 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Relief depicting the temple-treasurer Setju. Sakkara. Egypt
Relief depicting the temple-treasurer Setju. Limestone. From the tomb of Setju, Sakkara (Egypt). 4th-5th Dynasties. Old Kingdom. C. 2500-2350 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Relief depicting an offering scene. Egypt
Relief depicting an offering scene. Tomb of the official Nofer. Giza. Limestone. 4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. C. 2500 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Egyptian Art. Caponic jars. 31st Dynasty. Late Period
Egyptian Art. Canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. It represents god Duamutef (jackal head) and god Imset (human head). 31st Dynasty

Syria. Palmyra. Portico of Colonnade. 3rd century. Oasis Tadmor

Greece. Creta. The palace of Malia. Middle Bronze Age. Detail
Greece. Creta. The palace of Malia. Middle Bronze Age. On the north side of the courtyard were storage rooms with giant earthenware pithos jars, up to two metres tall

Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Batlle of centaurs
Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Made out of Paros marble. Detail. Batlle of centaurs. Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Turkey

Sappho (630-570 BC). Greek lyric poet. Bust. Copy. Istanbul
Sappho (630-570 BC). Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Roman bust of Sappho, copied from a lost Hellenistic original. Izmir. 2th century AD. Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Roman Art. Terra Sigillata. National Museum of Art. Merida
Roman Art. Terra Sigillata. Two roman red gloss terra sigillata bowl with relief decoration. The ceramic orange is hispanic terra sigillata. 1st-5th centuries. National Museum of Art. Merida. Spain

Greek art. Gravestone. Relief of a child and adult who holds a dove in his hands. Between 4th -3th centuries. Unknown origin. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c. 64 / 63-12 BC). Roman statesman a
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c.64/63-12 BC). Roman statesman and general. Statue. Roman forum of Merida. 1st AD. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Magna Graecia. Red figure pottery. Lekythus. Egnatia, Italy
Art Greek. Magna Graecia. Greek vase painting. Red figure pottery. Lekythus. Used for storing oil. Decorated with a female face. Egnatia, Italy. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain

Magna Graecia. Red figure pottery. Amphora. Decoration. Eph
Art Greek. Magna Graecia. Greek vase painting. Red figure pottery. Amphora. Decoration. Ephebe with mirror. Comes from Taranto. Italy. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain

Visigoth art. Spain. Necklace. Glass paste. 5th-7th centuri
Culture visigoth. Necklace. Glass paste. 5th-7th centuries. Origin unknown. Archaeological Museum of Barcelona

Celts. Castro Culture. Bronze Age-Iron Age (1200-500 AD). Ruins of the house of the Castro of Coana. Villacondide. Asturias. Spain

Treasury of the Athenians. 5th century BC. Inscription. Delp
Treasury of the Athenians. Temple built around 5th century BC. Detail of a hymn to Delphi, in ancient Greek, engraved in a wall. Apollo also appears with the zither. Delphi. Greece

Vase with stylized representation of a soldier with spear and shield. Below, a circular border. 900-650 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Crete. Greece

Roman Art. Silvanus Head. Museum of La Rioja. Logrono. Spain
Roman Art. Silvanus head. Roman tutelary deity of woods and fields. As protector of forests. Museum of La Rioja. Logrono. Spain

Bronze mirror with bone handle engraved with a scene depicti
Etruscan bronze mirror with bone handle engraved with a scene depicting Thetis and Peleus. C. 350-325 BC. From Perugia, possibly made in Vulci. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Head of a priestess of the goddess Vesta. 100-20 AD
Head of statue of a priestess of the goddess Vesta. Marble. 100-20 AD. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Pergamon Altar. Detail
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Monumental inscription about Hadrian Emperor. 128-138 AD. St
Monumental inscription. Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, father of this country, the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix. Emperor Hadrian period. Stone. 128-138 AD

Board of wood inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 of Book I
Wooden board with iron handle inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Iliad by Homer. 1st-2nd century AD. Roman. From Egypt. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Tablet of terracotta with inscription in Cypriot syllabic script. Possibily a religious text or a commercial or administrative document. 410-375 BC. From Akanthou. British Museum. London. England

Roman statuette of Venus holding a mirror. 2nd century AD
Roman statuette of Venus holding a mirror. Terracotta. 2nd century AD. From Thapsus, Tunisia. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Herodes Atticus (101-177). Bust. Marble. 2nd century AD
Herodes Atticus (101-177). Greek aristocrat and consul. Bust. Marble. 177-180 AD. Probably from Alexandria. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Marble bust of Faustina the Younger (125 / 130-175) or his dau
Marble bust of Faustina the Younger (125/130-175) or his daughter Lucilla (148/150-182). 162-170 AD. From Cyrene, North Africa. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

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